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6.3/10
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73%
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99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film (2013) |
"
It's not definitive, tidy or entirely cohesive, but hey, neither was the movement."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Sep 19, 2013
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|
2.3/10
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67%
|
Newlyweeds (2013) |
"
It's hard to determine exactly what Newlyweeds wants to accomplish, but it's plain to see that it fails."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Sep 19, 2013
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5.6/10
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59%
|
Afternoon Delight (2013) |
"
Part of Afternoon Delight wants to be a sitcom, and part wants to be a John Cassavetes film. That these two sides never find harmony is no surprise."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Aug 29, 2013
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6.7/10
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91%
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The Spectacular Now (2013) |
"
Director James Ponsoldt has adapted Tim Tharp's coming-of-age novel with heartfelt sincerity, but the movie lacks a cutting bite to push it past innocuous teenage drama to a truly deep portrait of adolescence."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Aug 7, 2013
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|
8.2/10
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97%
|
A Hijacking (2013) |
"
A Hijacking delivers all the thrills the title suggests, but in none of the places you'd expect them."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Jun 27, 2013
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6.4/10
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49%
|
The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
It may never come close to what you've read, but you'll definitely see something new."
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Paste Magazine
Posted May 10, 2013
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7.3/10
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84%
|
Kon Tiki (2013) |
"
Hagen's performance shows an unblinking determination that makes every near-death moment more unpredictable."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Apr 26, 2013
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8.3/10
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98%
|
Mud (2013) |
"
Mud combines the poignance of a boy coming to terms with life's realities with the excitement of top-notch suspense."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Apr 26, 2013
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6.9/10
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68%
|
Wrong (2013) |
"
This isn't a long film, but it lacks propulsion at times. Luckily, it maintains its wry outlook and never quite erases the good will that its best moments inspire."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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7.1/10
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56%
|
The End of Love (2013) |
"
Those willing to drift along with it will find a compelling character study about a man coming to terms with himself, his son, and the people who enter their lives."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Mar 14, 2013
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6.6/10
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80%
|
The World According to Dick Cheney () |
"
Despite the shortcomings of the interview, the film assembles a portrait of the man's life, eventually keying in on his time as vice president to George W. Bush."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Feb 5, 2013
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|
6.1/10
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67%
|
Escape From Tomorrow (2013) |
"
Escape from Tomorrow isn't awful, but it's the kind of film that makes you wish it were better than it is."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Feb 5, 2013
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|
4.3/10
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85%
|
We Are What We Are (2013) |
"
We Are What We Are is a film that ought to feel like an amusement park terror ride, but instead comes off as a poor attempt at fine art."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Feb 5, 2013
|
|
9.3/10
|
85%
|
Upstream Color (2013) |
"
Upstream Color builds a stunning mosaic of lives overwhelmed by decisions outside their control, of people who don't understand the impulses that rule their lives."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Feb 1, 2013
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|
5.9/10
|
73%
|
Breathe In () |
"
Breathe In comes ever so close to pulling an emotionally satisfying romance from what is, at its core, a rather pervy story."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Jan 25, 2013
|
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7.2/10
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96%
|
Cutie And The Boxer (2013) |
"
Heinzerling combines Noriko's drawings with contemporary footage to create a story that isn't only a tale of creative minds, but an honest love story."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Jan 25, 2013
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9.5/10
|
98%
|
Before Midnight (2013) |
"
Hangups, regrets and doubts have have become a greater part of Jesse and Celine's lives, and the film reflects that. But it also reminds us what made the couple such a lovable pair that they could hold our interest for 20 years."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Jan 25, 2013
|
|
7.9/10
|
70%
|
Les Misérables (2012) |
"
The film features excellent singing, for the most part, but it also emphasizes fragility in a work that's largely defined by its grandiosity."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Jan 4, 2013
|
|
8.7/10
|
93%
|
Barbara (2012) |
"
Barbara takes place in a world of such profound paranoia that it's never certain whether the title character is being overly cautious or reckless."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Dec 14, 2012
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3.4/10
|
19%
|
Lay the Favorite (2012) |
"
Poor Rebecca Hall. If someone had told her there was no hope for Lay the Favorite, she could have saved some energy."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Dec 7, 2012
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|
7.9/10
|
84%
|
Smashed (2012) |
"
Far from a typical tale of alcoholism, Smashed tells a very specific -- and at times quite funny -- story with rich characters."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Nov 1, 2012
|
|
6.8/10
|
53%
|
Simon and the Oaks (2012) |
"
Simon and the Oaks is a lot of things, but above all, it is too much."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Nov 1, 2012
|
|
9.2/10
|
85%
|
The Master (2012) |
"
The Master studies its characters with such mystique, tragedy and humor that there's not a moment that isn't enthralling."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Sep 21, 2012
|
|
7.1/10
|
91%
|
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) |
"
Rather than trying to beat Hollywood at its own game of high-tech gadgets and weaponry, director Colin Trevorrow and writer Derek Connolly achieve a sly mix of the insane and the mundane."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Jun 15, 2012
|
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2/5
|
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Le Cerf-volant (The Kite) (2003) |
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DVDTalk.com
Posted Apr 4, 2011
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3/5
|
——
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Die Unerzogenen (The Unpolished) (2007) |
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DVDTalk.com
Posted Aug 28, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
84%
|
North Face (Nordwand) (2010) |
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Jan 29, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Jerichow (2008) |
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Jan 20, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
More Than a Game (2009) |
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Oct 2, 2009
|
|
1/5
|
81%
|
Okuribito (Departures) (2009) |
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted May 29, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
66%
|
The Brothers Bloom (2009) |
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted May 15, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
94%
|
The Cove (2009) |
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Apr 25, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Sita Sings the Blues (2008) |
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Feb 11, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
In Bruges (2008) |
"
Even when the film goes off the rails, however, it's still a fun ride."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jan 22, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Flow: For Love of Water (2008) |
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Jan 20, 2008
|
|
1/5
|
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Half-Life (2008) |
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DVDTalk.com
Posted Jan 18, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
La France (2008) |
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Jan 6, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
88%
|
Islander (2007) |
—
DVDTalk.com
Posted Mar 9, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
96%
|
Nanking (2007) |
"
While at times the film begins to feel like a laundry list of bad deeds, the first-person accounts pack a wallop."
—
Film Threat
Posted Feb 3, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
18%
|
Chapter 27 (2007) |
"
That anyone would allow this new guy into their lives is a complete stretch."
—
Film Threat
Posted Feb 3, 2007
|
|
4.5/5
|
67%
|
Snow Angels (2007) |
"
With a deep understanding of his characters, Green has crafted a film that's devastating and uplifting without sounding a false note."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jan 30, 2007
|
|
1/5
|
68%
|
Flying: Confessions of A Free Woman (2007) |
"
While it might have taken [director Jennifer Fox] several years to figure out what to do, any intelligent audience could do it in 90 minutes. But even if it were shorter, it wouldn't improve the lazy filmmaking."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
85%
|
Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic (2008) |
"
The film oddly attempts to combine the backstage production footage with history-lesson segments. While skillfully crafted, the two stories never quite mesh, and neither go deep enough to work on their own."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
89%
|
Waitress (2007) |
"
Full of off-kilter characters who don't talk like anyone in real life, but sound a truthful chord."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
88%
|
Reprise (2006) |
"
A work that's deeper, funnier and more inventive than most indie films about young creative types lost in youthful exploits."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Protagonist (2007) |
"
[Director Jessica] Yu structures the stories in a manner that is not instantly understandable, but inspires attention with its profound puzzle."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
97%
|
Once (2007) |
"
John Carney's direction is unassuming and without a hint of pretension, and his short screenplay lets the music do a lot of the talking."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
——
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Offscreen (2006) |
"
[Director] Boe and co-writer Knud Romer Jorgensen move what could have been a self-indulgent mess unpredictably as their star continues to lose his grasp on reality and find a way to make a satisfying story."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
89%
|
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) |
"
[Director] Temple succeeds in creating a portrait neither glowing nor damning, but representative of a remarkable man."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jan 25, 2007
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